[source mtv.com) One of music's all-time great lyrical masters, Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace would have been 38 years old on Friday (May 21) had he lived. Biggie has been gone 13 years, but everyone who loved him still celebrates his memory. Junior M.A.F.I.A. member Lil' Cease told MTV News that he wants to make Biggie look down smiling by setting up a major reconciliation.

"If I could give Big a gift for his 38th birthday, it would be to bring the family together," Cease said.

"Just to see all the people he had around him in one room together: Me, Kim, D-Roc, Gutter, the whole M.A.F.I.A. Those people, it wasn't business with us — it was friends. I didn't write rhymes. I'm sure [Biggie] didn't put me in the group because I had talent. He said, 'I wanna make sure you good for the rest of your life. I'mma build you your own lane. You take it from there.' He did that for me and nine other people in the group. [click on the read more link below to read the full article]

"Brooklyn’s female rapper and actress Lil Kim has officially signed a record deal with Jay-Z label Roc Nation. This rumor has been floating around for a while, but earlier today, industry insiders confirmed thisrumor. A major announcement should be made soon. As of press, no word onwhen Kim’s new album will be dropping. The big homie Jay-Z is expectedto be executive producing Kim’s new album.

Roc Nation is an entertainment, management, and music publishing company, founded in 2008by Jay-Z. In 2009, Kanye West became the CEO." (source: hiphopbeef.com)